I'm working on getting the apply button working before uploading a test version.
displayconfig-gtk is probably going to still be needed for non-xrandr enabled drivers, and probably also for bulletproof-x mode. But otherwise, that's correct that for xrandr-enabled drivers, displayconfig-gtk will not be required. On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 12:09:46AM -0000, unggnu wrote: > It looks great. I would appreciate this. Is there a version for testing > purposes? > Btw. is displaconfig-gtk needed anymore with xorg.conf free configuration? I > am not sure if all graphic/monitor configuration work with autodedection and > xrandr but maybe it could be a fall back option which could be installed. > > -- > displayconfig-gtk should generate an randr 1.2 configuration where possible > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144641 > You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee. > > Status in Source Package "displayconfig-gtk" in Ubuntu: In Progress > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: displayconfig-gtk > > Where possible, displayconfig-gtk should generate an xorg.conf file that uses > RandR 1.2 rather than the older xinerama server code, as it makes better use > of the card's features (e.g. sharing a single framebuffer for multiple > monitors), and allows runtime reconfiguration of the displays. > > There is some information on configuring an initial RandR 1.2 layout > available on the Intel Linux Graphics website: > > http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/dualhead.html > > The instructions there worked when configuring dual head on my Radeon 9200SE, > modulo different naming of the outputs. To configure the "DVI-0" and "VGA-0" > outputs on my system, I used the following configuration fragment: > > Section "Device" > Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 SE]" > Driver "ati" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > Option "monitor-DVI-0" "Sony SDM-S74 [1]" > Option "monitor-VGA-0" "Sony SDM-S74 [2]" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Sony SDM-S74 [1]" > Option "DPMS" > HorizSync 30-65 > VertRefresh 50-75 > Option "LeftOf" "Sony SDM-S74 [2]" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Sony SDM-S74 [2]" > Option "DPMS" > HorizSync 30-65 > VertRefresh 50-75 > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Device "ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 SE]" > Monitor "Sony SDM-S74 [1]" > DefaultDepth 16 > SubSection "Display" > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > Virtual 2560 1024 > EndSubSection > EndSection > > One quirk I noticed was that I could not specify the position of the VGA-0 > monitor relative to the DVI-0 monitor -- I needed to do the opposite. From a > look at the "xrandr" command line tool output, this is probably because the > VGA-0 output is the first one, and they set up the outputs in order so it > doesn't know how to process the positioning option. -- displayconfig-gtk should generate an randr 1.2 configuration where possible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144641 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
